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From the reports in the media, Mr. Fields resigned following
an incident in which he announced to the Court that, "an in-
dictment would be upcoming." He later explained that his
statement was, admittedly made in error, but only to delay
the civil suit that was about to be filed by the 13-year old boy's
attorney, Larry Feldman. Ordinarily, a civil suit is not filed
until after the criminal case is completed. However, in this high
profile case, nothing conformed to standard procedures.
I telephoned Mr. Pellicano and asked why he left the case.
He told me he did not agree with the direction in which Mr.
Weitzman was taking the case. He vehemently disagreed with
the idea of settling with Dr. Chandler. He was angry at the
thought of settlement and was fully convinced that if Michael
Jackson would fight this out in court he would be exonerated.
He further stated that he would have nothing to do with the
settlement of this case. It was obvious that Mr. Pellicano was
extremely angry and somewhat dismayed at the new direc-
tion in which the case was heading. He was genuinely upset
that Dr. Chandler might get away with these charges and not
be held responsible for his actions. Mr. Pellicano blatantly re-
fused to pay what many felt was an extortion demand.
Mr. Pellicano never backed down from his opinion that this
case was about extortion. He stated for the record in court docu-
ments that, "I have made statements to the effect that Dr. Evan
Chandler and Barry Rothman are extortionists, because in my
opinion that is exactly what they are."

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